Top 10 Ways to Stay Parking Ticket-Free!
(Brought to you by the Student Parking Appeals Panel & Dept. of Safety)
2015-2016 Term
1. The citation notification is a notification. A citation e-mail will be sent to your Messiah College student
e-mail account.
2. Register your vehicle and obtain a parking permit. The Department of Safety can run your license plate,
so not registering will NOT prevent you from getting a ticket.
3. If your lot is full, you must contact Dispatch at ext. 6005 (or 717-691-6005); someone is available to assist
you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They will take your information so that you will not get ticketed and
assign you to an overflow lot. Your vehicle should be moved back to your originally assigned lot by noon
time the next day.
4. Use your four-way flashers. If you are loading or unloading along College Ave. in front of a building, you
must use your four-way flashers. You may park in these areas with your four-way flashers on for up to 15
minutes.
5. Keep your permit in your rear window. Again, the Department of Safety can run your license plate and
apply tickets to your account when it is determined who the vehicle belongs to. If your permit is not in your
rear window, it is an additional fine!
6. Between the hours of 5 p.m.–6 a.m., students may use the Climenhaga/Old Main (ZZ), Murray Library
(YY), or TT (Eisenhower/Sollenberger) lots except during major events that require the use of these lots by
other vehicles. Any vehicle found in violation will be cited at the owner’s expense. Vehicles need to be
moved by 6:00am or it will be ticketed.
Off-Limit Areas:
Parking in Kline/Jordan (WW) and Visitor Lot (VV) is NOT permitted at any time. Violators are subject
to citations.
Loitering is not permitted after midnight at the Starry Athletic Complex, Grantham Cemetery, Pit parking
area, and the forty acres behind Witmer and Mellinger. Additional areas considered off-limits at all times
include, but not limited to, railroad tracks (other than specifically marked crossing areas), roof tops,
construction sites, the water tower off of Tower Road, elevator shafts, and dumpsters.
7. If you need a safety escort, call Dispatch at ext. 6005 (or 717- 691-6005). Safety escorts are provided from
dusk to dawn and are available for anyone who fears for their safety while traveling around campus. Escorts
are made by way of vehicle, bicycle or on foot by the Department of Safety. This IS NOT a taxi cab service;
this is for those who fear for their safety or are out alone.
8. You are responsible for your vehicle. If anyone borrows your vehicle and parks illegally, you are
responsible for the fines! Make sure your vehicle is parked in the correct lot.
9. You must park in your assigned lot and in a valid parking space (between two white lines painted on the
roadway).
10. READ THE TRAFFIC CODE! Available on the Department of Safety website
http://www.messiah.edu/info/20567/department_of_safety under Quick Links, “Vehicle Parking
Information” tab.
When in doubt, or if you have a question, contact the Falcon Exchange Office, ext 6052; DO NOT depend
on what a friend has told you as the information is not always correct!!